Personal Narrative: My Hero's Internship

For this assignment I originally was going to interview someone from the Iowa Speedway, but it was kind of hard to find a good contact that could take the time to talk with me. Then I remembered that my uncle, Luke Stand, has been a hockey lover all his life and knew he had a few positions as a sports business professional and coach. So I gave him a phone call and discussed his past and present in sports. Luke Stand gradated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1997, with a degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science and a minor in Psychology of Sport. During college he played hockey at the university where he was a 4-year Varsity Letter winner. He didn’t participate in any internship because for what he was going for, they didn’t provide many opportunities at that time. After graduation he played professional hockey with for the UHL’s Madison Monsters and Kodiaks. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1997-1998 and Captain the two following season. After wrapping up his own hockey career in 2000 he went on to building other hockey players and teams.
His current position title is Amateur Scout and has been in this position for only four months. So he is new to this role, but has a lot of experience with similar things. To put it simply, his job task is to scout amateur players for the Calgary Flames. He travels all around the world to watch individuals play. Luke gathers all this information and brings it back to the team. From there they break it all down to determine the best players that fit with their team. With searching for the best player, he will have to think a lot about player contracts and collective bargaining agreements. He has enjoyed dealing with player contracts because it challenges to him to build a team that spends money wisely but has good player results. He works with a large team of individuals who bring different opinions and resources to this